7 responses to “By The Book: Cathleen Schine”

Mrs. Fournier had a meaningul impact on me too – I was already a voracious reader by 5th grade, but she introduced me to ideas like literary styles and author appreciation. While I’m sure the other elementary schools in town offered the same experience, Burr Farms was a wonderful place with so many memorable teachers (and coaches and librarians)!

Thanks for reminding me Dan of how good we had [have] it here in Westport.

I would LOVE some photos of Annette Fournier! She is the teacher who brought the needs of gifted students to the attention of the district, and I owe her a great debt. Would you email photos to Dan, and I can collect from him? THANK YOU!

Mrs. Fournier was awesome, as is “The Phantom Tollbooth,” which I often read to my son when he was young.

I remember her reading it to our class at Burr Farms. I dreamed of finding the Kingdom of Wisdom, but ended up in Wisdom, Montana, instead — forever lost in the Doldrums and Mountains of Ignorance with no Rhyme and Reason.
(But the trout fishing is good.)

Thanks to Mrs. Fournier and “The Phantom Tollbooth,” I learned all about puns and idioms.

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